Hail in Worth County, Georgia

Hail in Worth County, Georgia: 51 recorded events between 1980 and 2024. The strongest on record measured 3. That places the county #2,220 nationally and #67 statewide for this hazard.

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for hail in Worth County is the 2000s, when 17 of the county's 51 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.

Within the Worth County archive, hail makes up 12.0% of all recorded severe weather across 6 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,220 for this hazard and #67 within Georgia, putting it in the 28.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.

May is the peak month for hail in Worth County with 14 recorded events, while Feb is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.

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How many hail events are on record in Worth County, Georgia?

51 hail events are recorded in Worth County between 1980 and 2024, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest hail recorded in Worth County?

The strongest hail on record in Worth County measured 3.

Where does the hail data for Worth County come from?

All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.